CIHEAM - ITALIAN PAVILION COP30 BELÉM - FOR AN INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WATER CULTURE
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€ 6,080,382
Committed
Committed
€ 6,080,382
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Description
This initiative — that emanates from the joint efforts of Italy and Brazil on combating climate change and promoting sustainable development - draws attention to the environmental, socio- economic and health issues that are linked to the phenomenon of the global water crisis. It also addresses the role that “culture”, understood in the widest range of its ramifications, can play in raising awareness with respect to the individual and collective choices that should guide the best use of water by humans. With the aim of strengthening Italy's role in the global scenario of sustainable management of water resources, in line with SDG6, the initiative aspires to promote a culture of water as a source of social and environmental development. In this sense, it envisages the creation of a sustainable and innovative architectural work that will host awareness-raising events and technical-scientific meetings on the occasion of the Venice Biennale 2025 and, subsequently, the COP 30 in Belém. The initiative is rooted in the already fruitful bilateral collaboration between Italy and Brazil on the issue of climate change, with particular emphasis on the shared challenge of water, an essential element for adapting to climate change. The specific goal of promoting a culture of water as a source of social and environmental development is achieved through the creation of a floating platform that will host, as part of the Venice Biennale in September 2025 and COP 30 in Belém in November, technical and scientific meetings on the management of natural resources and cultural events to raise awareness of water as a factor in social and environmental development. The platform also aims to become a venue for discussion and exchange of issues and solutions among communities living in marine and riverine areas, exemplified by the cities of Venice and Belém, and will then be donated to Brazil at the conclusion of COP 30 as a permanent legacy. The events of the 2025 Venice Biennale will focus on themes such as: art as a vehicle for raising awareness about climate change and the sustainable use of water; prosperity and dialogue among communities living in marine and riverine areas; responsible management of water resources in agriculture in response to the challenges of climate change and food security. The insights gathered during meetings with institutional and community stakeholders, along with the analytical findings from in-depth studies on the Water-Art-Climate nexus, will serve to enrich the platform’s thematic proposal during COP 30 in Belém. In December 2025, the platform will be donated to Brazilian authorities and will subsequently travel down the Amazon River to host cultural events aimed at raising awareness among riverside communities
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | € 6,080,382 | € 6,080,382 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Multilateral | CIHEAM - CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERR | 47019 |
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